The Virginia Department of Energy and the Virginia Transportation and Construction Alliance annually award mines and miners for ensuring a safe work environment for the Commonwealth’s miners.
The top eight mines awarded for their safety records were:
• BWI Abingdon LLC – BWI Abingdon – 12 employees – 23,434 hours.
• Salem Stone Corp.– Acco Stone Co. – 17 employees – 43,500 hours.
• Luck Stone Corp. – Bull Run Plant – 42 employees – 69,715 hours.
• E. Dillon & Co. – E. Dillon & Company – 42 employees – 116,105 hours.
• Shenandoah Asphalt Inc. – Shenandoah Stone – two employees – 4,600 hours.
• Holcim-Mar Inc. – Charles City Plant – five employees – 9,449 hours.
• King William Sand & Gravel – King William Sand & Gravel – 11 employees – 25,345 hours.
• Virginia Vermiculite LLC. – R.E. Samsom Mine – 28 employees – 51,191 hours.
The companies will be honored at the VTCA’s annual meeting on July 15 at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va.
“There is no better evidence of an exemplary mining operation than each miner leaving work the same as they started the day,” said Virginia Energy Director of Mineral Mining Phil Skorupa. “Safety is more than a practice, it’s a culture for this industry and I applaud the companies that instill that in their day-to-day work to show how much they value those on the job.